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Obedience
A site of rapid redevelopment, the Hung Hom district of Hong Kong is home to the Kwun Yum temple, which attracts droves of devotees seeking financial betterment during the grandiose Treasury Opening Festival. Across the street, however, is a run-down yet lively block running a parallel economy consisting of recycling shops, illegal flea markets and modest restaurants, all on the verge of extinction.
Letters From The Battlefield
Jacqueline Lundquist's father, Donald C. Lundquist, served in Vietnam in 1967-68. While there, he wrote hundreds of letters and recorded many hours of audio tapes that he sent to his wife and daughter. A mere months after returned from the war, he died. Jacqueline was barely 5 years old. Her mother gave her the letters and audio tapes in her teens, but she didn't read them until the summer of 1997 when she was 7 months pregnant with her son, Sam. She was 34. That set her on a journey of getting to know her dad and retracing his footsteps in Vietnam. She ultimately befriended a North Vietnamese soldier who had fought opposite her father. His family had also kept all the letters he had written back to his wife and daughter. This is their contrasting yet similar story.
Velda: A Mom's Story of Suicide
In the poignant and thought-provoking short film, a distressed mother, Velda, takes center stage as she recounts the tragic tale of her son, Michael, who battles inner demons after being sent to war. As she navigates through the gut-wrenching chronology of his enlistment on the eve of 9/11, his traumatizing experiences in combat, and his futile attempts at readjustment after returning home, the narrative unravels to reveal the silent and insidious toll of war on the mental health of soldiers. Compelled by her son's devastating suicide, Velda transforms her grief into a call for action, articulating her concerns about the military's approach to mental health issues in a letter to the president. This heart-rending short film underscores the often overlooked consequences of war, giving voice to those left in its devastating wake.
The snail
A snail trying to endure life. A girl in a bridge. A fragment of the movie Assarab, by Ahmed Bouanani.
Short 3
Mind is a bottomless pit of suffering and agony, but sometimes there are glimpses of peace in this hellscape that we call life under capitalism. Also, cute trees.
NAGANO
Valmir and Yumi, two young people from the outskirts of São Paulo, migrate to Nagano, Japan. The record in photos and videos of the couple's passage with the letters sent by Benedito, Lourdes and Chande, their Brazilian relatives, proposes a journey towards a tapestry of banal events and the longing that immigration leaves behind.
Territory Without War
Documentary about volunteers and residents of the "Pristaniste" foundation and shelter in Montenegro. The protagonists of the film are Ukrainian refugees, as well as Russians and Belarusians who engage in dialogue with each other despite the ongoing war.
Edmisio, que foi para São Paulo atrás do dinheiro que o vento leva
The Museu da Pessoa challenged filmmakers to create films based on the many interviews that are part of the site's collection, and the result is an essay based on the interview with Francisco Edmisio da Silva, who migrated to São Paulo full of dreams and found a new reality.
Spirits of the Black Leaves
Haunted by a chest void and fragmented memories, a woman seeks answers from elders, who suggest a karmic connection. After encountering a mysterious goat and consuming raw meat, an enigma is triggered. She embarks on a transformative night journey to an urban home, uncovering mysteries through a mesmerizing TV revelation.
The Secret Group That Planned an Insurrection Against Slavery
"Moses Dickson, a traveling barber in the years before the Civil War, had a secret– he was one of twelve members of a covert society that planned to recruit men who were 'courageous, patient, temperate, and possessed of sound common sense.' Their goal? Launch a coordinated insurrection against slaveholders and claim land for black people in the South. And they almost did."
The Academy of Elegant Aging
The self-help and counseling association for the elderly has been operating in Kadriorg for almost 30 years and is fondly called the "Academy of Elegant Aging". The day center gives elderly people the opportunity to realize themselves and communicate with others. Simple tasks help seniors feel needed.The house is run by 70-year-old Heino, who is one of the few men among the lively ladies.
A Teen-Ager’s Quest to Manage His O.C.D.
"In Charles Frank’s short film, a young man offers a candid look at life with O.C.D. and his experiences with exposure therapy."
Mientras todo iba pasando
A young girl lands a paraglider in downtown Lima. As she moves through the city and along the beach, memories come flooding back. Recalling the time she spent accompanying two of her friends as they underwent clandestine abortions, she wonders what her presence meant to them, what her role as accompanist consisted of.
Making Of: 3Farben (AT)
A behind-the-scenes documentary on "Three Colors: Black, Red, Gold" and the movement behind the film.
Paradise
A landscape film about isolation, fear, and the ever-presence of religion in rural Pennsylvania.
Jamala: Songs of Freedom
Documentary follows Ukrainian singer-songwriter Jamala in the early hours of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and profiles her activism of raising money and awareness for her homeland. Jamala gained international fame in 2016 as the winner of the Eurovision contest where she performed her song, "1944," about the deportation to Central Asia that year of Crimean Tatars - including her great-grandmother's family.
Me and My Teeth
A witty and poetic short on the filmmaker’s journey through their mental—and dental—health, told through playful animations coupled with intimate tableaus of Quon’s day-to-day life.
Cholesteatoma
A poetic documentary that takes the audience through the experiences of battling the disease Cholesteatoma.
Last Yugoslav Dokumenta
The story of the exhibition that continues to provoke controversies in the former Yugoslavia region, but also a portrait of two artists in a struggle who, in the world of emptiness, still maintain their backbone discipline.
Wayward
Wayward is a feature documentary charting one man's ambition to restore and motor 'his wreck of a boat' from London to Ireland to reunite with his family. All plans soon take a back seat as struggles with alcoholism, spiralling mental health and mounting debt threatens to hamper all progress. Can he find the personal resolve to turn it around before it all closes in?
State Organs: Unmasking Transplant Abuse in China
When two young people mysteriously disappeared in police custody in mainland China, their families began a 20-year dangerous search for them within the communist state. What they encountered was merciless rejection, a shocking state crime, and eventually, a sense of hope as a renewal of traditional faith emerged in China. The atrocity of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China is comparable to the holocaust in World War II, with tens of thousands of victims, but the difference is: it is still going on. From Peabody Award-winning Filmmaker and Emmy Award-winning Composer.
Comedy Classics: The Good Life
A celebration of one of the UK's most enduring sitcoms, with contributions from Penelope Keith along with the families of co-stars Richard Briers and Paul Eddington. For four series millions of viewers tuned in to enjoy the antics of Tom and Barbara Good, played by Briers and Felicity Kendall, as they tackled self-sufficiency in the unlikely setting of suburbia, much to the despair of their friends and neighbours Jerry and Margot. This documentary explores The Good Life phenomenon, with classic moments, rare personal archive from the cast, and never-before-seen backstage moments and bloopers.
Naso Notebooks
Naso Notebooks is a student documentary short film by Brady Arguin about the language of the Naso people in the community of Sieyking, part of the autonomous Indigenous comarca Naso Tjer Di in Panama. Through a series of interviews, Naso Notebooks demonstrates the needs for preservation of this language, as requested by the people who speak it, and by recording some words and texts in the language, it also helps serve as a step in that preservation process.
Urban Rhythms
Urban Rhythms is a short experimental film that explores the vibrant and diverse cultural tapestry of São Paulo, Brazil. The film aims to capture the essence of the city's energy, blending visual and auditory elements to create a unique sensory experience.
Something to Do with Brook Water
An analog letter to a friend filmed over the course of the pandemic, reflecting on changes in healthcare, space, and outlook on life.
Trip to Ucacha
A documentary video-essay that reflects on the feeling of belonging to a territory and its people.
The Long Rainbow
"The acid soil of New England, its wide stretches of hardwoods, its numerous sugar maples, its rolling or mountainous character, the sunshine of its autumn weather, all these contribute to the glory of this annual display. The birches of Maine the aspens of the White Mountains, the sugar Maples of Vermont, the long rainbow of the Connecticut River Valley cutting from top to bottom through New England, the Berkshires - mention these to anyone who has traveled widely through a New England fall and you will evoke instant memories of superlative beauty." -Edwin Way Teale, Autumn across America, 1956
OUT
Ely is a 27-year-old young man. At night, he embodies Elips, a Drag Queen from Bordeaux, the congeniality queen of season 1 of Drag Race France. Through depicting an intimate portrait of this dual character, the film speaks for the queer community and prompts us to ponder: in what ways is the artistic practice of drag essential in providing an example of gender representation, far from the norms imposed by society?
Deferred: Addiction to Admission
Shawn Roe spent most of his adult life in and out of prison. Now, he’s studying at the University of Montana to help others overcome issues with addiction that held him back for years. Watch the Montana Kaimin's documentary about Roe's journey from addiction to admission.
Draw for change! Tree of violence
Artist Victoria Lomasko explores the link between domestic and state-sponsored violence in midst of an impending crisis. Having fled Russia in 2022, she embarked on a mural project depicting events since the protest-filled winter of 2021.
The Dreamers
One of the world’s earliest female rock and roll bands was formed in Belgrade in the 1960s. In complex circumstances and times when “electrical” music was a nuisance to the “guardians of public morals” for spreading the rebellious spirit, teenage girls Doda, two Ljiljas and Nena founded VIS SANJALICE and conquered the music scene of Yugoslavia, on par with male bands.
The Accidental President
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is the only one running against Lukashenko in the 2020 Belarusian election. When Lukashenko declares a victory of 80% questions regarding the fairness of the election are being raised.